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Women in Japan are often required to wear heels for job hunting and office work, but the #KuToo movement wants to squash that part of the dress code.

Japan
(#KuToo • blood • dress code • gross • high heels • job hunting • pumps.society • scary • shoes • working in Japan)

How much is otaku blood worth? Enough to get a free anime clear file if you donate it in Japan

Casey Baseel
Feb 15, 2018

Fans’ love of Love Live! can save lives, earn them an exclusive illustration of idols in blood-red costumes.

Japan
(anime • blood • blood donation • charity • health • Idols • love live • Love Live Sunshine!! • weird)

Out-of-cash otaku? In Japan, you can exchange your blood for cool anime posters this summer

Casey Baseel
Jul 13, 2016

If you’re an anime fan, it turns out you’ve got red gold pumping through your veins!

Japan
(anime • blood • blood drive • donation • Red Cross • weird)

Release Your Inner Vampire by Feasting on Blood in the Philippines

Rachel Tackett
Apr 11, 2013

What comes to mind at the mention of stew? Maybe a hearty beef stew or some creamy chicken soup? Well, it seems that many fast food restaurants in the Philippines will sell you stew that’s made from the blood of domesticated animals! Holy cow! Or maybe it’s horse. Sheep? Exactly what kind of blood are we talking here?! To find out more, we flew our top investigative reporter to the Philippines to fill us in on the heart of the matter. Read More

SE Asia
(blood • food • Philippine • pig • Stew)

Bloodbath: Why Do So Many Anime Characters Have Nosebleeds When They’re Aroused?

Philip Kendall
Oct 23, 2012

Any anime or manga fan will tell you that the sight of characters suffering sudden, sporadic nosebleeds when they’re sexually aroused is not uncommon in Japanese-created works.

A male character catches a glimpse of a girl undressing, a girl has the object of her affection wink seductively at her, a character trips and finds his face inches from a female character’s ample bosom; the result is always the same- a flushed face followed by a gushing nosebleed.

The idea is that sexual arousal causes an increase in blood pressure, which in turn sets off a nosebleed. It’s certainly true that arousal or embarrassment can cause us to flush– I can clearly recall my face bursting into flames when I was 12 years old and the girl in my class whom I was madly in love with was dared to kiss me on the cheek– but could it really cause a nosebleed?

NicoNico News turned to a medical professional to find out whether there’s any truth to the anime phenomenon, or whether it’s just an old wives’ tale…

Japan
(anime • blood • manga • nosebleed)

[Perfect for Halloween] Make Your Own Gaping Flesh Wound Without Wounding Yourself!

Master Blaster
Oct 20, 2012

With Halloween just around the corner many people are looking around for those finishing touches on their costumes. And what better accoutrement to your costume is there than an open sore or gaping wound?

However, store bought injuries can be cumbersome and might not look the way you want. And while injuring yourself with a butcher’s knife is an economically sound idea it could seriously hamper your day to day activities.

So let us show you a safe way to make your own realistic wounds using ordinary household items! Just follow our multimedia guide on wounding yourself and get yourself some markers and glue.